A Christian is a person who has verbally, by faith, confessed Jesus Christ as his or her personal Savior and Lord, and believes that Jesus physically came to this world, physically died at Calvary, physically rose from the dead after three days, and physically ascended to Heaven and sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on High. That person is a Christian. When you believe and confess that, you pass from spiritual death into spiritual life. It is personally, individually accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord that does it. Jesus lives because He was resurrected for our justification. He defeated Satan in his own domain and bought back for us everlasting redemption and salvation. If you want to accept this invitation to be what is called "Born-again" and become a Christian, to settle your relationship with God - - then pray the following prayer aloud. "Dear God: I come to You with a humble heart and with gratitude for sending Your Son Jesus Christ to take away my sin that I might have right-standing with You. I accept Jesus now as my Savior and Lord, and I turn from my past life to a renewed life in You through Him. Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You now for accepting me as Your child. You said in Your Word that if I confess with my mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead, I would be saved (Romans 10:9-10). I have just made this confession. I believe Your Word. I believe that I am now saved and I thank You for Your gift of salvation, in Jesus' name. Amen." If you made that confession, you are now a Christian. You are a new creature in Christ Jesus. You have been set free from sin and its dominion. God has forgotten your past sins. He does not remember them any more. You may experience feelings when you receive salvation, but do not make the mistake of determining the validity of that salvation by virtue of the fact that you either have or you do not have a feeling. That is where many people have gotten confused. We should not allow our feelings to dictate the terms of our existence. Redemption and salvation mean every aspect of your life revolves around your relationship with Jesus Christ. When you understand that, and begin to truly appreciate it, you will be able to live your life with vim, vigor, and vitality, because you will really understand what your life is all about. Determine in your heart to follow God's teachings as outlined in the Bible. As you learn to trust in His Word, you can expect to grow spiritually, and to learn what God's best is for your life. HOW DO I KNOW I'M SAVED WHEN I DON'T FEEL SAVED? You can know you are a child of God TODAY! When you accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, you are redeemed. You are not in the process of being redeemed. You ARE redeemed - NOW. That realization lays the foundation for building strong faith in your life. You say, "Yes, but I don't have the benefits of it. I don't feel like I'm delivered." Then you need to find out what God's Word says. Satan has his foot on the neck of so many Christians because they permit him to do it. Colossians 1:13 says, "He has delivered us from the power of darkness_" (NKJV) Satan is the power of darkness. He doesn't have any legal authority to hold us in bondage. The Word of God says we've been set free. No man can hold you in bondage. No situation or circumstance or condition can bind you, for the Bible says that God's Word is forever settled in Heaven - therefore, it cannot fail. As a Born-again Believer, you must learn to see yourself as God sees you. You should not see yourself as Satan sees you or as other men see you. You are a new creature. Let's examine what the Word of God says about us: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new" (II Corinthians 5:17 - NKJV).

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